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Federal Widow’s Survivor Benefit Jumped $1,100 a Month After Congress Repealed the GPO Rule

For decades, a particular kind of federal widow learned to live with a strange arithmetic: her late husband paid into Social ...
Government Executive

A year after the Social Security Fairness Act, some retirees are still waiting for full benefits

On Jan. 5, 2025, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) into law, repealing two onerous Social Security provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government ...
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New Social Security rule could mean thousands more for widows and divorced spouses

A new Social Security rule gets rid of two provisions, WEP and GPO, that once limited benefits for millions of people. Here's ...
Fox Business

Restored Social Security benefits could get tax break under new bill

A newly introduced bill would prevent some public sector retirees from being hit with a tax bill after they were made eligible for Social Security benefits last year. The bipartisan bill, known as the ...
CNBC

Social Security benefits can be reduced for some retirees who work. How that may change

The Social Security retirement earnings test may reduce benefits for certain individuals who are under full retirement age and who continue to work. Once those beneficiaries reach full retirement age, ...